Tours Group

• Video Afternoon, Tuesday July 11 at 1.30 pm.
   La Mortella, on the island of Ischia, was the home and garden of British composer, the late Sir William Walton and his wife, Susana, who has continued to build on its extraordinary collection of rare and exotic plants.
   
  This video will be followed by "Secret Gardens" with Alan Titchmarsh - a chance to enjoy the delights of some of England's most charming, beautiful and diverse small gardens.

  Afternoon tea will be served. Cost: $2.
    

• Video Morning

  Friday July 21 2006 at 9.30 a.m.
   
  "The Treasure Gardens of England" is a unique armchair journey through the grounds and gardens of ten of England's greatest historic houses.
   
  This will be followed by "More Secret Gardens" with Alan Titchmarsh. This video goes off the beaten track to many beautiful private gardens.
    Morning tea will be served. Cost: $2.
   To book, please phone Anne Hastings - 8271 8879.  

• A 5 Day Tour of Southern Yorke Peninsula

We are very pleased to have been able to rearrange the August dates printed in this Gazette and can now offer  

The Southern Yorke Peninsula Spring Tour To take place from Wednesday 18 October to Sunday 22nd October 2006.

With 4 nights accommodation at Edithburgh and travel by deluxe coach .  Each day will be spent exploring the southern Yorke Peninsula area with trips that include the Wattle Point Wind Farm,  Bublacowie Military Museum, Port Vincent Marine Studies Centre, an Alpaca Farm & Shop, Art, Craft & Museum Centres, the White Flint Olive Grove, and a Day Tour through the Innes National Park with a local guide.

And of course, there will be visits to private Gardens & to Farms in the area.  Costs & booking arrangements are currently being finalised.

Please contact Anne Hastings – Telephone  8271 8879– if you are interested in the Tour & would like further information

The Friends of the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide have been conducting tours for their members for many years. An example of the variety of activities The Friends have enjoyed over the years are as follows:

Day tours to mainly private gardens, not always open to the general public

• Intrastate trips to Port Augusta, Roxby Downs and Andamooka, Kangaroo Island, Yorke Peninsula and Barossa Valley
• Interstate tours to Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia and New South Wales
• Overseas trips to China, New Guinea, New Zealand, Hawaii and England

The tours are carefully planned by a small committee who take into consideration the interests of their members. Tours are leisurely, generally lasting about a week and with particular emphasis on both botanic and private gardens.

 

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Some recent trips

Arid Lands Botanic Garden, Pt Augusta 133 KB

Creek crossing in Kosciuszko NP 38 KB

Typical view on China trip 24 KB

Why not join The Friends, support the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide and come with us on a tour soon.

Send a question or comment to The Tours sub-committee.

La Mortella

Yorke Peninsula

European Trip

Scotland Gardens

Tyninghame Garden featuring sculptured yew hedges, with rhododendrons & azaleas.